Cutter wrote on Jul 6, 2011, 18:08:And Carter was still better than any other republican president. Just like Clinton he inherited the mess of 2 republican presidents before him and had to deal with an oil crisis and recession that wasn't his fault, and in spite of it he actually did quite well, not to mention banged out the Camp David Accords to boot. Obama isn't Carter II, he's more like the left hand of Bush. Love or hate Bush at least you know where he stood and where you stood in relation to that. Obama's just long on talk, and short on delivery. What a mjaor dissapointment that guy has been.

Carter was the last real democratic president you'll ever see, and Bush Sr. was the last true republican you'll ever see as president - and in fact the only republican prez in my lifetime that I actually respected. Now it's all 2 sides of the same coin regardless of the public spectacle and histrionics both sides engage in. Welcome to the puppet show!

Wouldn't go that far, but on a lot of domestic policies Carter did a lot right. His foreign policy was a joke, but Carter needs to be given credit where credit is due (from both Democrats and Republicans) for his deregulation of the phone and airline industries.